Judiciary in these Dark Times of Hate Mongering

THE process of decolonisation in India was initiated, and the Constitution was drawn up, to ensure an equilibrium based on the principle of checks and balances between the three organs of the state – legislature, executive and judiciary.

Joint Letter of Opposition Parties to Chief Justice of India

On June 28, 2026, twenty-three opposition parties sent a joint letter to the Chief Justice of India highlighting the grave danger to democracy in the country and seeking the judiciary’s intervention. The following is the text of the letter:

Esteemed Hon’ble Chief Justice of India,

We would not have, under normal circumstances, written to you. Given the fact that our democracy is in jeopardy, we have chosen this unusual path.

Call for Nationwide Protests Against Amendments to NFSA

All India Agricultural Workers’ Union (AIAWU), All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) have issued the following statement on July 8, 2026:

Chronology Samajhiye: Method Behind Modi Government’s Passport Madness

Until a decade ago, access to government services was universal, and citizenship was never an issue. Today, however, Indians are being excluded from voting rights, welfare benefits and even domicile rights in an arbitrary manner.

When the Children Become the Target

ON June 23, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel released one of the most devastating reports ever produced by a UN investigative body on the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

The West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026: Public Safety or a Regime of Terror?

“The history of personal liberty is largely the history of insistence upon a procedure and adherence to safeguards.” — Justice H R Khanna, ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla (1976)

The Irrationality of World Trade Arrangements

CONSIDER a very simple picture, of a world in which there are only two countries that are engaged in trade. One of the two has a current account surplus while the other, by definition, has an identical current account deficit. It is reasonable to assume that since the surplus country is obviously more successful as an international competitor, it would be close to full capacity-use in a regime of free trade, while the deficit country that is weaker in its competitiveness would have much larger unutilized capacity.

Money Power and Weakening of Electoral Democracy

Democracies do not just thrive by ensuring elections at regular intervals. It is about the institutional processes that ensure equal right to participate in an electoral contestation. It is equally important how choices are being influenced by power and money and the negotiation between voters and their representatives. If the model is to use cash for votes and then elected representatives also shamelessly betray a political party for cash — it is essentially a process that undermines the essence of democracy.

Pax Silica and the Trap of "Trusted Interdependence"

JACOB HELBERG, the US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and the architect of the Pax Silica initiative, published a manifesto on June 23 attacking the United Nations' vision of "digital sovereignty".

Tributes to a Multifaceted Achiever: Comrade Moturu Hanumantha Rao

Selfless service, unwavering commitment to the people, and steadfast dedication to the cause of social justice.

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